Railway-rail and nut lock.



' B. EST'ES.Y RAILWAY RAIL AND NUT LOCK. APPLIQATION-FILED NOV.11, 1910.

992,647. Patented May 16, 1'911.

ATTORNEYS WIT/VESSES V BARTON ESTES, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, .ASS1GNOR- 0F ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM BROWN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

RAILWAY-BAIL AND NUT LocK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 16, 1911.'

Application lled November 11, 1.910. Serial No. 591,842.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that l, BARTON ESTES, a citizen of-the United States, and a resident of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and Improved Railway-Rail .and -Nut Lock, of which' the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects'which the present invention has in view are: to provide devices to prevent the separation between railway ties and railway rails, and

subsequent loosening and partial pulling of the holding spikes, particularly at the rail junctions; and to provide a simple,economivcal and eilicient nut lock.

a hammering jar upon gether separation in time pulls the spikes which the spikes are pulled is gradually j. augmented unt-i1, if not receiving constant.

One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the structure illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, in which llike characters of reference' denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical cross, section taken on the line 1-1 in Fig. 2, of arailway rail and fish plate for securing the junction, to-

With the devices for preventing the separation' of the rail and tie, constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a railway rail joint when formed by the usual fish plates,4 showing in connection therewith rail-and tie separation preventives constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; land Fig. 8 is aperspective view in detail, and on an enlarged scale, showing the Vrail and tie preventing device, constructed and arranged in accordance with thepresent invention.

. In accordance 'with the usual construction railway rails are abutted, as vshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The aloutted ends of the rails A, \A are maintained in alineinent by fish plates B, B, and each end is supported by a tie C. The fish plates'and rails are held from lateral spreading on the-said ties C by means of spikes D, which are driven beside the 'fish plate and rail into the ties C. The slight yield of the ahutted ends of the rails A, A under the load of the weighted Wheels of the locomotive and car produces the structure at. this point. The slight movement of the joint -Thc extent to `best`in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

`from one end of' the section 10 and edge of care. the spike is so loosened in the tie C as to be forced over by the later tl thrust of the rails A, A. This is 'particularly true on curves in the railway bed where the side thrust of the fast running train is excessive.

It is to prevent this action and to remove the pulling strain from the spikes D, D that I have provided the present 'tie lock.

The tie locks shown in the accompanying drawings are provided with a top plate 8. The plate 8 is disposed to rest upon the uppersurface of the tie C, 4and is provided with' a perforation 9, through 'which is driven the spike D' after the said tie lock is placed in position. Extendingfrom the edge of the top plate 8 is an elongated -section 10. The section 10 isA extended toward 'the rail and slightly inclined-'to pass over the ,flange of the said the tishplate when thus provided, as shown Extended a st-irrup bar 11. The bar 11, is bent at the lower end thereof to vform a stirrup plate 12. The stirrupplate 12 is arranged to snugly tit the tie C. If neces- 'sary the tie C is gouged slightly on the lower sid to permit the driving thereunder of the plate 12. lt will loe understood in. this connection that it' the tie C is of smaller dimension than the distance between the adjacent faces of the plates 8 and 12, the tie the flange 8 is rail and the flange of is discarded or provided with an added till-l ing piece to render the engagement of the plates 8 and-12 with the said tie posit-ive ard firm. lt will be understood that it is essential to the proper action of the invention that the lit of the tie C between the plates 12 and 8 should he solid and firm.

` Tn the operationof securing the rails and fish plates in position when employing a tie lock of the character set forth, the tie locks are driven into place, engaging the ties C, C and overlying the flanges of the rails A, A

and the fish plates B. Prior to driving the spikes l). D it will be noticed that the grip of the plates 8 rand 12 on the tie forms a steadying device for the placem'ent'of the rails, therefore facilitating in thejproper alinement of the rails and in the construction of the railway bed. After the tie locks are properly adjusted the spikes D, 'D are driven through the perforations 9.- j

lVhen thus constructed it will beV observed that the stirrup bar 11 and the plates 8 and p tal relation with the flange of the rails A, A.

vthe flange of a railway rail, said section hav- 12 prevent the separation of the ties C, C and the rails A, A. The torsional or pulling strain when yielding to the pressure of the loaded wheels is received upon and resisted bythe said bar and plates.

The sections 10 are provided with an upturned liange 13. The flange 13 is provided to extend under4 the nuts 14, 14 with whic-h the bolts 15, 15 are provided. The nuts 14 are` necessarily turned until a flat side of each' of the said nuts is disposed in horizon- In this position of the nuts the flange 13 rests under the nut and prevents by inipingenient thereon rotation of the said nuts. It is to extend under each and all of the nuts i v14 employed on each side of the rail junction l! ing an extended plate adapted to rest upon a railway'tie, said plate being perforated t0 l receiye the rail securing spike, and said stirrup being further provided with a section! i at the under end thereof adapted to rest i under and `in contactual relation with the said tie to prevent the separation of said rail and tie.

2. A railway rail and nut lock, comprising a top plate arranged to rest upon the upper surface of a railway tie, said plate having an elongated section the outer ,edge whereof is adapted to rest beneath and in Contactv with the fish plate securing bolt nuts wit-l1 which the structure is provided, and said plate being further provided with a depended extension having a hook formed at the lower end thereof to rest under and in con- 'tact with the lower side of a railway tie.

3. A railway rail and nut lock, comprising a top plate arranged to rest upon the upper surface of a railway tie, said plate having an elongated section the outer edge whereof is adapted to rest beneath and in contact with the fish plate securing bolt nuts with which the structure is provided, and said plate being further provided with a depended extension having a hook formed at the lower end thereof to rest under and in Contact with the lower side of a railway tie, and further provided with a perforation to receive a rail securing spike. i

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BARTON ESTES.

Witnesses FRANK SWAN soN, ISRAEL BERGLUND. 

